prosthodontics

Also pros·tho·don·tia

[pros-thuh-don-tiks]

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the branch of dentistry that deals with the restoration and maintenance of oral function by the replacement of missing teeth and other oral structures by artificial devices.

prosthodontics

/ ˌprɒsθəˈdɒntɪks /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) the branch of dentistry concerned with the artificial replacement of missing teeth

Other Word Forms

• prosthodontist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of prosthodontics¹

First recorded in 1945–50; prosth(esis) + -odont + -ics

Word History and Origins

Origin of prosthodontics¹

C20: from _prosth ( _esis ) + _-odont + _-ics